“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life.” — Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa.
Crime Check Foundation (CCF) through the help of benevolent individuals and ‘Tell It Moms’ (UK) , a women empowerment group has assisted a widow of five children with a renovated apartment and a capital to start off a business.
Madam Christy, a woman believed to be in her mid-30 was left with the burden of taking care of her five children after the death of her husband. Christy a nursing mother of a two month-old baby had to start hawking oranges at the Kasoa market.
She later decided to relocate her family to the market, sleeping under abandoned stalls in the market and exposing herself, a nursing mother of a two month old baby and the rest of her four children to the mercies of the rains, sun, mosquitoes and other pries that could have picked on her and her dependents.
Christy’s income from the sale of oranges was woefully inadequate to take care of her children, herself and the needs of the baby. CCF’s attention was drawn to her situation and we came to her aid.
In an interview with CCF’s Executive Director, Mr. Oppong Kwarteng, Christy said, “my children and I have nowhere to sleep; we have to beg before we eat ever since my husband passed on”.
CCF through its broadcast of Christy’s situation caught the attention of many who volunteered to help her and her family.
Among them was Tell It Moms (UK), a social media group of mothers based in the UK, the group donated an amount of GHC10,000 to assist the up keep of her family.
Crime Check Foundation has renovated her place and set her up with the sale of plastic bowls and frozen foods
She was also given other items to support her family and her children have been put back in school.
Showing her gratitude, Madam Christy said “I thank Mr. Ibrahim and all the people who supported me and my children; if not for them I could have committed suicide”.
